as in manuals
a book used for instruction in a subject
a handbook of grammar
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Recent Examples of handbooks
Employees are encouraged to check with their employer or refer to employee handbooks before a holiday to confirm what the company's policy is for holidays and paid time off.
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Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The first step is to review your company material—handbooks, trainings, core values, everything—and make sure your professional self is 100% aligned with company expectations.
—Sean Willchene, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The end goal is to have the information that could eventually be included in international handbooks that serve as reference resources for licensing and safety analysis of nuclear systems.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
As the new school year begins, parents will be bombarded with schedules, handbooks and those oh so important pick-up line instructions.
—James V. Shuls, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Many of the government’s civil defense handbooks are available through the Internet Archive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The first step is to review your company material—handbooks, trainings, core values, everything—and make sure your professional self is 100% aligned with company expectations.
—Sean Willchene, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The end goal is to have the information that could eventually be included in international handbooks that serve as reference resources for licensing and safety analysis of nuclear systems.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
As the new school year begins, parents will be bombarded with schedules, handbooks and those oh so important pick-up line instructions.
—James V. Shuls, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Many of the government’s civil defense handbooks are available through the Internet Archive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbooks
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Print manuals are not only an opportunity to tap into a collective desire for more analog escapism, but also a key tool for bringing a customer closer to a brand’s story.—
Kristina Rodulfo,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2026
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Wei sold the intelligence officer 60 technical and operating manuals, including those for weapons control, aircraft and deck elevators.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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In the earliest Greek texts, Phoinix was also the father of Europa, who, in mythology, was a princess, raped and carried off by Zeus and brought to the island of Crete.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Although traditionally attributed to Pharaoh Khafre, no surviving texts describe its construction.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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College leaders also credit their work to reduce campus costs — laundry is free and students get yearly credits for textbooks, for example.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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College leaders also credit their work to reduce campus costs — laundry is free and students get yearly credits for textbooks, for example.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
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Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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For many decades, dictionaries were bestsellers and seen as the authority on the English language.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Handbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbooks. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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